STIPULATION AND ORDER CONTINUING INITIAL DISCOVERY AND DISPOSITIVE MOTION DEADLINES

CHARLES R. BREYER, District Judge.

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED, by and between the parties to this action, through their respective counsel of record, as follows:

WHEREAS this civil rights action is currently pending in the above entitled Court.

WHEREAS the parties had previously agreed to an initial discovery schedule and dispositive motion schedule which was confirmed by Your Honor on May 6, 2014, via Order (ECF Doc. 82) ("Order").

WHEREAS the parties have been performing written discovery in this matter since May of 2014.

WHEREAS counsel for the Plaintiff have recently informed defense counsel that they are seeking to withdraw as counsel of record in this case, pursuant to California Rule of Professional Conduct 3-700(C) governing the permissive withdrawal of an attorney from the representation of a client. Alternatively, new counsel may substitute in to this case as counsel for Plaintiff.

WHEREAS counsel for Defendant DON LAWSON agreed to give Plaintiff some additional time to respond to key written discovery in light of this potential withdrawal by Plaintiff's current counsel, a delay which has set back follow up discovery and depositions in this case, so the current deadlines set in the Order need to be modified to allow defense counsel a full and fair opportunity to conduct written discovery and take the necessary depositions, and to allow time for Plaintiff and/or his new counsel a full and fair opportunity to conduct written discovery and take the necessary depositions.

WHEREAS the parties have met and conferred in good faith and have agreed to the following modification to the dates set in the Order (ECF Doc. 82) as follows:

IT IS SO STIPULATED, THROUGH COUNSEL OF RECORD.

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED: